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The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness, 1680- 1790

byRitchie Robertson

The Enlightenment is Ritchie Robertson's historical account of the Pursuit of Happiness, 1680- 1790. The book builds its explanation through key episodes, competing interests, and the setting supplied by the wider field of history. The result avoids a single easy lesson, emphasizing instead how circumstances, institutions, and individual choices interacted over time. The Enlightenment leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

HarperCollins Canada, Limited

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

576

ISBN

9780062410658